Congress (APC) in last Saturday's election in Cross
River State, Mr. Odey Ochicha, has conceded
defeat as he has congratulated Prof. Ben Ayade,
the winner and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
candidate.This makes him the first APC candidate
to concede defeat since the start of the 2015
general elections
In a telephone conversation with the Sun in
Calabar yesterday, Ochicha said:
"This morning, I called on my opponent, the
PDP gubernatorial candidate and the winner
of last Saturday's governorship election in the
state, Prof. Ben Ayade, to congratulate him on
his victory."I praise him for standing the fight
to the end and winning the election. I advise
that you be magnanimous in victory by
carrying everybody along in your
administration. Besides, I enjoin you to live
up to the yearnings and aspirations of the
people of the state.
The PDP governorship candidate, Benedict Ayade,
swept the polls in the April 11 governorship
election, scoring a total of 342,016 votes to defeat
his rival, Odey Ochicha of the APC, who scored
53,983 votes.
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